PO: Petty Officer (e. G., PO1C is Petty Officer First Class) Poop: News or information POV: Privately Owned Vehicle P. P. P. P.: Piss Poor Prior Planning PT: Physical Training RAPS: Ram Air Parachute System; parachute and gear for free-fall jumps RHIP: Rank Has Its Privileges RIB: Rigid Inflatable Boat RIO: Radar Intercept Officer RON: Remain Over Night. Generally refers to patrols. RPG: Rocket-Propelled Grenade RPM: Revolutions Per Minute R and R: Rest and Relaxation, Rest and Recuperation, and a few other things used by the troops to describe short liberties or furloughs to kick back and enjoy themselves. RRP: Reentry Rally Point. A site outside the range of friendly lines to pause and prepare for reentry. RTO: Radio Telephone Operator Run-flat tires: Solid-rubber inserts that allow the vehicle to run even when the tires have been punctured. SAS: Special Air Services an extremely deadly and superefficient special operations unit of the British Army SAW: Squad Automatic Weapon M249 5.56-millimeter magazine- or clip-fed machine gun SCPO: Senior Chief Petty Officer SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus SDV: SEAL Delivery Vehicle SERE: Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion SF: Special Forces SFOB: Special Forces Operational Base Shahid: Arabian word for martyr (plural is Shahiden) Shiites: A branch of Islam; in serious conflict with the Sunnis SITREP: Situation Report SNAFU: Situation Normal, All Fucked Up Snap-to: The act of quickly and sharply assuming the posi tion of attention with chin up, shoulders back, thumbs along the seams of the trousers, and heels locked with toes at a 45-degree angle.
SOCOM: Special Operations Command SOF: Special Operations Force SOI: Signal Operating Instructions SOLS: Special Operations Liaison Staff Somoni: Currency of Tajikistan 2.79 = $1 SOP: Standard Operating Procedures SPA: Self-Propelled Artillery Special Boat Squadrons: Units that participate in SEAL
missions SPECOPS: Special Operations SPECWARCOM: Special Warfare Command Spetsnaz: Russian Special Forces unit of various branches Stand-to: Being on watch or at a fighting position Sunnis: A branch of Islam; in serious conflict with the Shiites Superstructure: The part of the ship above the main deck T-10 Parachute: Basic static-line-activated personnel para chute of the United States Armed Forces. Primarily designed for mass tactical parachute jumps.
Tail-End-Charlie: Brigand terminology for the last man in an operation, e. G., the final guy getting off a vehicle, jumping from an aircraft, rear guard on a patrol, etc.
Taliban: Militant, anti-West Muslims with extreme reli gious views; in serious conflict with Shiites TDy: Temporary Duty Three-Shop: Operations and Training Section of the staff TO: Table of Organization TOA: Table of Allowances TO&E: Table of Organization and Equipment Two-Shop: Intelligence Section of the staff
U. K.: The United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland)
UN: United Nations
Unass: To jump out of or off something
UNREO: United Nations Relief and Education Organization
USAF: United States Air Force
USASFC: United States Army Special Forces Command
USSR: Union of Soviet Social Republics Russia before the fall of Communism
VTOL: Vertical Take Off and Landing
WARNO: Warning Order. An informal alert, either written or oral, that informs personnel of an upcoming operation or activity
Watch-and-watch: This is a watch bill that requires personnel to be off only one watch before going back on again. This is used as a punishment or when a shortage of personnel requires such scheduling. AKA heel-and-toe.
Watch Bill: A list of personnel and stations for the watch
Waypoint: A location programmed into navigational instrumentation that directs aircraft, vehicles, and/or vessels to a specific spot on the planet
Whaler Boat: Small craft loosely based on the types of boats used in whaling. They are generally carried aboard naval and merchant vessels and are diesel-powered.
WIA: Wounded in Action
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction; nuclear, biological, etc.
Yeoman: Sailors who perform clerical and secretarial duties
PASHTUN LANGUAGE GLOSSARY
Note: Speakers of Pashtun employ suffixes and prefixes to indicate verbal conjunction; gender and plurality of nouns, adjectives; adverbs; etc. In most cases, the words listed here are the roots.
Amrika: America Aweshtel: To turn Awredel: To listen, to hear Badal: Pashtun code of vengeance Barcha: Bayonet Chapatti: Unleavened wheat flatbread, also a colloquialism for sandals Chiku: A type of fruit with the taste of date and the texture of kiwi Chorkey: Dagger Hamla kawel: To charge Ho: Yes Kartus: Cartridge Khan: Warlord, owner of much land Khayr ose: Response to Welcome Khuday pea man: Response to See you later or See you tomorrow Lar sha!: Go! Lasi Bam: Grenade Malik: Tribal chief, headman Mana: Apple Manana: Thank you Mashindar: Machine gun Melmastia: Pashtun code of hospitality Molla: Cleric Na: No Nonwatai: Pashtun code of submission to a victorious en emy; a plea for mercy and/or forgiveness that must be granted Oleme: Judge Pakora: Vegetables dipped in flour and then deep-fried Payra: Patrol Pe khayr raghle: Welcome Pohedel: To understand Puhtee: Beret-like cap that can be rolled and arranged into various shapes and styles Pukhoor: A serape-type covering Raket Lenchar: Rocket launcher Qaze: Judge Salamat osey: Response to Hello from a man Samosa: Deep-fried pastry triangle filled with vegetables Shal: Scarf, kerchief, shawl Spinzhire: Gray-beard, i. E., village elder (slang term) Stari me shey: Hello to a group Tayara: Airplane Temancha: Pistol Topak: Rifle Tsapley: Sandals Wazhel: To murder, to kill
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